r/Design

4.5M members
r/Design is a subreddit with 4.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses design, struggling, worst, hate, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review prototyping tool, no-code platform, and 3d software.
Design

Popular Themes in r/Design

#1
Advice Requests
: "client asked for "something like Apple's website" — how do you handle that?"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Is there a way to replicate this effect in Illustrator or Photoshop?"
5 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Graduation project of my boyfriend for his design school"
4 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "AI is making me hate being a GD"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/Design

#1

Design

: "I've just started Designing something. What program should I begin with? Any recommendations?"
49 posts
#2

Struggling

19 posts
#3

Worst

13 posts
#4

Hate

6 posts
#5

Ai

6 posts
#6

Ui

4 posts
#7

Career

4 posts
#8

Tired

3 posts
#9

Poster

2 posts
#10

Feedback

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/Design

#1
Balsamiq
4.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Sketch
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Figma
4.5 from 2 reviews
#1
Squarespace
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Semplice
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Wordpress
4.0 from 1 review

3d Software

7 reviews
#1
Blender
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Cinema 4D
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
KeyShot
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Design

#1
Asking Question (Rule 4)
: "Is there a name for these stamp-shapde line art patterns on old Japanese (perhaps other places too) train/lottery tickets?"
77 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Whoever designed this should be fired"
32 posts
#3
My Own Work (Rule 3)
: "Office D - real-time environment concept"
17 posts
#4
Other Post Type
: ""The Space-Saving Corner Chair""
8 posts
#5
Sharing Resources
: "How long did it take you to understand where to press? First thing I notice about this new @teenage engineering EP–2350 FX–MIC"
7 posts
#6
Someone Else's Work (Rule 2)
: "Graduation project of my boyfriend for his design school"
4 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "I've just started designing something. What program should I begin with? Any recommendations?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/Design

Yearly
+66k members(1.5%)

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Last updated: September 11, 2026